Red Hat Security Advisory: httpd security update
This advisory addresses two security vulnerabilities in the Apache HTTP Server (httpd) packages provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-47252) involves insufficient escaping of user-supplied data in the mod_ssl module, which could lead to security issues related to improper data handling. The second vulnerability (CVE-2025-49812) concerns the potential for HTTP session hijacking via a TLS upgrade. Red Hat has released updated httpd packages to fix these issues. The update is rated with a moderate security impact by Red Hat Product Security.
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Technical Summary
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2025:14997) for the Apache HTTP Server (httpd) packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-47252, which is due to insufficient escaping of user-supplied data in the mod_ssl module, and CVE-2025-49812, which allows HTTP session hijacking through a TLS upgrade. These vulnerabilities have been fixed in the updated httpd packages (version 2.4.6-99.el7_9.6). The advisory rates the security impact as moderate and provides updated packages for multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64, and ppc64le. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but Red Hat classifies the impact as moderate.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to exploit insufficient escaping in mod_ssl potentially leading to security issues related to user-supplied data and enable HTTP session hijacking via TLS upgrade, which could compromise session integrity. The overall impact is rated moderate by Red Hat, indicating a security risk that requires attention but is not critical or high severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated httpd packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support should apply the httpd update (version 2.4.6-99.el7_9.6) as provided in advisory RHSA-2025:14997. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: httpd security update
Description
This advisory addresses two security vulnerabilities in the Apache HTTP Server (httpd) packages provided by Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. The first vulnerability (CVE-2024-47252) involves insufficient escaping of user-supplied data in the mod_ssl module, which could lead to security issues related to improper data handling. The second vulnerability (CVE-2025-49812) concerns the potential for HTTP session hijacking via a TLS upgrade. Red Hat has released updated httpd packages to fix these issues. The update is rated with a moderate security impact by Red Hat Product Security.
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Technical Analysis
Red Hat Product Security issued an advisory (RHSA-2025:14997) for the Apache HTTP Server (httpd) packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support addressing two vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-47252, which is due to insufficient escaping of user-supplied data in the mod_ssl module, and CVE-2025-49812, which allows HTTP session hijacking through a TLS upgrade. These vulnerabilities have been fixed in the updated httpd packages (version 2.4.6-99.el7_9.6). The advisory rates the security impact as moderate and provides updated packages for multiple architectures including x86_64, s390x, ppc64, and ppc64le. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, but Red Hat classifies the impact as moderate.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could allow attackers to exploit insufficient escaping in mod_ssl potentially leading to security issues related to user-supplied data and enable HTTP session hijacking via TLS upgrade, which could compromise session integrity. The overall impact is rated moderate by Red Hat, indicating a security risk that requires attention but is not critical or high severity.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated httpd packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support should apply the httpd update (version 2.4.6-99.el7_9.6) as provided in advisory RHSA-2025:14997. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are specified or required beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:14997
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-49812"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1e54853345fc182d7b0
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:17 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:32:45 UTC
Last updated: 06/27/2026, 20:51:16 UTC
Views: 2
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